INTERACT CLUB PAWAR PUBLIC SCHOOL, BHANDUP PPSB INTERACT TIMES Dear Readers, A warm welcome to the Fourth Newsletter of the Interact Club of Pawar Public School, Bhandup. The Club has given a plethora of opportunities to its members through workshops, active sessions, donation drives, field trips and celebrations so that they get moulded into smart, sensitive and responsible citizens. Our Sponsor Club, Rotary Club of Mumbai Salt City has been supporting us in all our endeavours. PRINCIPAL’S DESK…… In its fourth year , the Interact Club at Pawar Public School, Bhandup has worked very hard to reach out to the disadvantaged sections of the society The wide bandwidth of activities are sure to enrich their lives in a profound manner. I hope and wish that the Club goes from strength to strength in the years to come.
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INTERACT CLUB
PAWAR PUBLIC SCHOOL, BHANDUP
PPSB INTERACT TIMES Dear Readers,
A warm welcome to the Fourth Newsletter of the Interact Club of
Pawar Public School, Bhandup. The Club has given a plethora of
opportunities to its members through workshops, active sessions,
donation drives, field trips and celebrations so that they get moulded
into smart, sensitive and responsible citizens. Our Sponsor Club,
Rotary Club of Mumbai Salt City has been supporting us in all our
endeavours.
PRINCIPAL’S DESK……
In its fourth year , the Interact Club at Pawar
Public School, Bhandup has worked very hard to reach out to the disadvantaged sections of the
society The wide bandwidth of activities are sure to enrich their lives in a profound manner.
I hope and wish that the Club goes from strength to strength in the years to come.
Rotarian Balan Narayanan
Vaishnavi Borulkar, President of the Interact Club (2018-19)
It gives me immense joy and pride to have been the President of the Interact club for
the year 2019-20. I have been able to go beyond the boundaries of our school and
encounter the less fortunate. I’m indeed grateful for this noble opportunity.
Glimpse of the Activities.......
INSTALLATION CEREMONY
The installation ceremony of the interact club for the year 2018-19 was conducted on 10th August,2018.
The ceremony took place in our school auditorium and started at 8:30am in the presence of the President, Secretary and
other dignitaries of the Rotary Club of Mumbai salt city; our respected principal , Mrs. Suma Das, our head mistress
Mrs.Gargi Pal, our coordinators and the parents of the Interact club members.
The comparers for the day briefed the audience about the occasion and the ceremony was inaugurated by our Principal by
lighting the lamp. It was followed by a prayer song and a soulful, melodious welcome song presented by the choir group of
our school, highly appreciated by one and all present. This was followed by the main event of the day i.e., the badging
ceremony. The president, secretary assistant secretary, directors and members of the interact club, were conferred with
their respective badges by the president of the Rotary Club and our Principal amongst loud applause by the audience.
Next the newly elected president of our interact club Ms. Vaishnavi Borulkar, gave a speech thanking all on being elected
as the president and her appreciations. Following this the President of the Rotary Club of Mumbai Salt City, Mr. Balan
Narayanan gave a brief and informative speech about the activities and goals of the Rotary club and wished good luck to
the newly elected office bearers.
Following this, our Principal praised the past activities of the interact club and also emphasised on the positive impact of
the club on the personalities and minds of the member students. She congratulated the office bearers and wished them
success in their endeavours. The closing ceremony comprised of an electrifying dance performance by the students of
grade 8th and 9th grade. The ceremony ended with the vote of thanks and the meeting was adjourned by the newly elected
President of the interact club.
DRAWING COMPETITION
The first meeting of the interact club 2018-2019 was conducted on 13 th August,2018. The members of the Rotaract Club
presided over by President Akshaya Iyer, had joined us and conducted a drawing competition on account of Independence
Day.
Students were asked to assimilate the topics in a very creative manner in their drawings. The topics were the National
Flag, the National flower (Lotus) and the National animal (Tiger).
The students showcased their artistic qualities and took part in the competition enthusiastically. The results of the
competition were to be announced on 29th August, 2018.
GREENSOLES FOOTWEAR COLLECTION DRIVE.
The Interact Club in association with ‘Greensoles Organisation’ had organised a ‘used footwear collection drive’ for the
students of our school from 20th August,2018 to 31st August, 2018. Students and teachers were requested to donate their
used footwear that were in fairly good condition in the blue bins placed in the stilt area by the members of the NGO. The
soles of the footwear had to be in good condition so that it could then be recycled and processed into new ones and
distributed among the needy. The Club was successful in collecting around 50 pairs of shoes. It was a wonderful
opportunity to extend a helping hand to the needy and stand by the motto-‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’.
LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP.
A Leadership workshop was conducted by the members of the Rotaract Club on 29th August, 2018. The members
conducted various activities that helped to inculcate leadership skills in the club members. In one activity, students were
divided in groups of 5.
The leaders of the group were instructed tell their members to make creative and beautiful artifacts out of newspapers
given to them in 10 minutes. The leaders were also instructed to create obstacles in the goal achievement of their groups.
At the end of this activity, students realized the importance of choosing a good leader and how to overcome obstacles in
reaching your goal as some groups were able to make all the articles despite the various hindrances created by the leaders.
The second activity was to work in a team and decide a name for
our team, a motto of and a jingle. From this, we learnt the
importance of team work . It was a wonderful session and the students thoroughly enjoyed the insightful activities.
CLEANLINESS DRIVE
The morning was filled with excitement.
Although it was Gandhi Jayanti and a
public holiday, some students who were
really interested in doing something for
the nation; had come to school for the
Cleanliness Drive. We all thought that it
was going to be all about sweeping and
cleaning the roads. Actually it was a
completely different and unique experience! It gave us a feeling of happiness
and peace and a sense of pride as we were doing our part to serve our
country. First of all we all were divided into two groups- the Interact club
members and the rest of the students. In the beginning, some of us were given
masks and brooms, and some of us were given posters, banners, etc.
That day we had also learnt about teamwork and how to divide work among
people in a group when we have limited supplies. I was cleaning the roads outside my school as if I was cleaning my own
house. I felt that that day each one was cleaning the roads with a positive feeling and were engrossed in what they were
doing. And surprisingly we had cleaned the roads more than we had expected! Our friends were spreading useful
messages using posters and microphones. We also had the BMC cleaners to assist us in this cause. We appreciated them
for the work they do every day and they were really thankful for our gratitude towards them. It made us realise that
rather than criticizing the government, if each of us decide to make even ripples of difference, we would be able to create
oceans someday. Really it was a wonderful and a memorable experience. I believe that if each one of us would take an
initiative like this, then I am sure that one day India will be among the cleanest countries of the world.
VISIT TO VATSALYA ORPHANAGE
Interact Club had been to ‘Vatsalya Trust’ orphanage in Kanjurmarg on 2 nd October,2018. There were 16 members
altogether. We had to donate items like moong dal, rawa, washing powder, cardboard boxes and a few stationery items.
Everybody contributed tremendously towards donating things.
There were children ranging from the age of 1-14 years in the orphanage. There were also many new born babies. Some of
the children were unable to speak , some could not walk, some of them were mentally ill and some were differently abled.
We were given an opportunity to interact with the children and the children were curious as well as elated to see us. The
cleanliness and hygiene of the orphanage was maintained very well and the caretakers were also quite friendly and caring
towards the children. We departed to school with sweet memories of the orphanage.
STRESS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP.
Dr Nishita Choudhari, a clinical psychologist, had visited our
school on 5th December, 2018, to brief our fellow interact club
members on the topic ‘how to deal with exam stress.’ She
showed us a PPT on the topic and talked about the basic study
techniques which we should implement while we are studying
for exams. She told us about the two types of interferences
that serve as a pathway for our distraction; pro-active and
retro-active interferences. She taught us about the basics of
‘goal setting’ and ‘time management’ strategies.
She stressed on important topics such as dividing loads of
work efficiently, skimming and taking power naps in between
studies to boost retrieval of data.
Last but not the least, she concluded by giving us some
effective study tips which would really benefit students like us
in last minute revision. It was an innovative session which
would surely help to overcome exam stress.
VISIT TO RATNA NIDHI CHARITABLE TRUST
Interact club had visited an NGO called ‘The Jaipur Foot Centre’ which is managed by the Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust.
They specialize in manufacturing artificial and prosthetic limbs for people of all age groups.
They have provided the Jaipur foot, callipers and clutches to more than 200 people free of cost. The main motto of Ratna
Nidhi is to try and help people of the rural areas and slums. It
has also launched its food for education program wherein it
feeds almost 4500 children in schools on a daily basis.
Its sole purpose of launching this program was to improve
the nutrition, attendance, academic performance and weight
of the kids. The interact club members has assisted the NGO
in organising a collection drive in our school for this cause.
The members received an enthusiastic response with an
overall collection of Rs 52490/- which was then donated to
members of Ratna Nidhi.
CAREER GUIDANCE WORKSHOP ON ‘AVIATION’
We were really overwhelmed by the presence of Captain Avinash
Pinto, a commercial pilot by profession. He was invited to speak to
us about ‘Aviation’ as a career option. It was a lecture-cum a
friendly conversation. We got to learn a ton of thrilling and
interesting things from him.
Firstly Mr.Pinto talked about how he aspired to become a pilot when
he was just eight years old. Then he showed us a video about ‘the
life of a pilot’ or ‘why become a pilot?’. After that, he spoke about
the perks of being a pilot which includes interacting with different
people, travelling to new places, facing new challenges every day
and the lessons each day brings.
He also explained in detail about the different parts of the aircraft like the flaps, engines, rudder, wings, nose and tail,
fuselage, small wing, main plane, tail plane, fin and the wheel. He spoke about the International Civil Aviation (ICAO) which
controls Aviation globally and the Director General of Civil Aviation [DGCA] which controls Aviation in India.
A question was asked by a member of our club about turbulence. This question was answered very beautifully by Mr.Pinto.
He explained it in a geographical way and told us that a turbulence is formed because of instability caused due to clouds.
He then guided us about the process involved to be a
pilot which includes two parts-Theory and Practical. He
guided us about the various exams we need to give, the
age limit for the exams, the licenses involved, the
various rating we need to get and also about the
Aviation medical exam that must be done before giving
the exams.
He also shared that as we go higher and higher and
give our higher level exams in Aviation, the number of
minimum hours to pass the exam increases, he said
that he has flown about 5800 hours till now.
This interaction ended by a by a question posed by another student as to how does he feel being a passenger sometimes
rather than being a pilot? To this he smiled and stated smartly that it makes him scared and judgmental about the pilot in
charge because he loves to lead his crew sitting in the front.
This smart answer truly, made us smile. This meeting was ended by a thunderous applause and a vote of thanks to Mr.
Pinto, for guiding and encouraging us to fly and chase our dreams!